The special CBI court which delivered the verdict said the prosecution failed to provide satisfactory evidence against the accused.
Mumbai: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Friday acquitted all 22 accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati alleged fake encounters, saying the evidence put before the court was not satisfactory.
Delivering the verdict in the 13-year-old case, special CBI court judge S.J. Sharma said: “All 22 accused who were on trial in this court are acquitted.”
The judge added that the evidence was not satisfactory to prove the charge that there was a conspiracy to kill Sheikh, his associate Prajapati and Sheikh’s wife Kausar Bi and that they were murdered.
“Unfortunately, the evidence, even after three chargesheets, was not substantial enough to prove the allegations beyond doubt,” the judge said while delivering the last judgment of his career. He is scheduled to retire on December 31.
Judge Sharma, however, said the...